Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced that the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) has purchased one REMUS 600 system for mine countermeasure operations. The new purchase brings the Japanese MOD AUV fleet to five vehicles.

“We are excited by the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s growing use of Hydroid AUVs for detecting underwater mines,” said Christopher von Alt, president and co-founder of Hydroid. “The REMUS 600 is ideally suited for this application, as, when fully configured, its exceptional endurance allows it to operate underwater for long periods of time in varying depths of water.”